Velvet Lips ON AIR is proud to have the Sexual Liberation Collective on the show! We will be discussing how you can free your sexual self, based on the multitude of identities that may comprise you. Everything from race to spirituality will be discussed and we will share our stories and show you how you can free yourself!

Alba Onofrio is a Radical, Queer, Brown, Non-monogamous, Old-school, Femme Lover. She is also an Activist, Evangelical Mystic Missionary Mama, and a First-Gen Appalachian Latina Resister.

Dr. Robin Nussbaum identifies as a white, queer, pronoun-switching genderqueer woman and sexual liberator. She is a founding member of the Sexual Liberation Collective, and she has been providing workshops and educational opportunities around sex, liberation, and relationship diversity for decades.

Maisha Najuma Aza, MSW is a free spirit, known for her magical hugs, symphonic laughter, sensuality, compassion and deep love of life. She is a sacred sex and body love consultant, ordained Shaman Priestess, certified massage therapist and MSW in Atlanta, GA.

Sarah Roan Coughtry is a freelance writer, educator, artist, and activist currently based out of Atlanta, GA. With roots originating from the rural farmlands of New York, they have traveled extensively for both work and pleasure, fostering a background in psychology, the arts, social justice organizing, alternative healing, and radical sex positivity along the way. A leading member of the Sexual Liberation Collective, they are passionate about kindling the connection between erotic energy, creativity, sexuality, and social justice work.

Join us afterward for a Velvet Lips Hangout ON AIR where we answer all your questions live! https://plus.google.com/events/c0hssn3cdc50ke468p7oo3m61ls

Join us for a talk with genderqueer activist and writer Jacob Tobia about his work for justice in LGBTQ policy issues and youth activism in building the grassroots movement for LGBTQ rights and equality.

You can read more about LGBTQ issues from Jacob Tobia at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-tobia/ and http://mic.com/profiles/30957/jacob-tobia

Coming out isn’t just something you do once and you’re over with it. It’s something that is always with you, that stays with you over time. People in your life change and you have to keep telling them who you are. You might not like it, but you have to do it. The need to come out never stops, no matter through what method you use to do so. Maybe you write a blog, you’re active within the LGBT community, you express yourself through an art form like poetry or painting, and so on. Look at it this way, if you stop you’re basically putting yourself back in the closet. Sure, some people know, but if you move to a new city, get a new job, or just meet a bunch of different people, your sexuality disappears if you don’t share it. That makes it easy to get back into the habit of hiding who you are and negates all the hard work you did to come out in the first place. NEVER be ashamed of sharing who you are, LOUD AND PROUD!

Human sexuality is the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. A person's sexual orintation may influence their sexual interest and attraction for another person. Sexuality can have biological, emotional/physical or spiritual aspects.

Fluid sexuality is when a person's sexuality changes over a long period of time. It is not overnight, and usually not extreme, but small changes in sexual attraction can be attributed to the fluidity of human sexuality

Monosexuality is romantic and/or sexual attraction to members of one sex or gender only. A monosexual person may identify as heterosexual or homosexual

Asexuality describes individuals who do not experience sexual attraction

Genderqueer has been used as an adjective to refer to any people who transgress distinctions of gender, regardless of their self-defined gender identity

Nonmonosexuality- to be physically, romantically, and sexually attracted to an individual who is either male or female bodied. Specifically, a nonmonosexual person can be attracted to a male bodied person who identifies as female, or vice-versa.

*DISCLAIMEROur culture has accepted 2 hugh lies. The first is that is you disagree with someones lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you have to agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don't have to compromise convictions to be compassionate- phil robertson

GUEST CALL-IN: (347) 308-8386 | Tune in to hear Mikester and Jesse discuss social, political, and cultural topics of relevance to LGBT-American freedom activists. -- Trust is built with understanding!! Join us for a "Transgender 101" briefing by a local activist / genderqueer trans boi to celebrate the International Day of LGBT Solidarity.

For gender non-conforming people, navigating a world that is organized via a male/female gender binary becomes a daily struggle. In this episode, we will examine some of the ways in which we can create safer space for gender non-conforming people. The creation of safer space is not only beneficial for gender non-conforming people, but it is key to creating a more democratic and livable world for us all. Based on our article Navigating Masculinity as a Black Transman: I Will Never Straighten Out My Wrist, Kai M. Green will talk about the ways in which the gender binary affect people of all gender identities and presentations and how it’s everyone’s responsibility to break those barriers.

Transgender is an umbrella term which includes cross dressing, gender variant, transsexual, transman, androgyne and a number of other expressions. Tonight I will try and explain the difference between these identities.

Aiden was aware he was different from a young age and was openly a lesbian at 18 but still felt it wasn't completely him. A few years later he came across the term Genderqueer and identified with it immediately. Soon after he began to realize he wasn't just Genderqueer but actually transgender. He came to terms with it but when he first told someone he was told he was simply doing it for attention and pushed the feelings aside for awhile. Years later the feelings were still there and he decided it was time to start changing things in his life, begin to transition and be the man he felt he always was.

Art has always been a large part of his life. Aiden found that art was a great way of dealing with his emotions and mental illnesses. At a young age Aiden was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Depression, and has faced chemical dependancy issues over the years in a way of self medicating his pain and confusion of who he was. But even though there are mental illnesses present in his day to day life he is always trying to keep life positive and enjoy each day the best he can.

Same sex couples are discussed. Why or why not same sex couples should be allowed to raise children. will it corrupt them, teach them to be gay? Will they grow up differently from those children who had both a mother and a father? Why shouldn't same sex couples be able to adopt children and start families. Also touches on Genderqueer (part of the gender identification) and pronouns.

NOT OVER: 25 Years of Visual AIDS looks back at the history of Visual AIDS and contemporary AIDS politics to a quarter century of art, AIDS and activism. This New York City Show features artists from across the US and Canada. BODY POLITIC re-imagines the story of The Body Politic, Canada’s most important queer publication, exploring its unique beginning, community successes, legal challenges and eventual demise. This project is a commission of lemonTree creations and currently in residency at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre. THE ANNUAL TRANS, INTERSEX and 2-SPIRIT PRIDE DAY is a celebration for Trans, Genderqueer, Intersex and Two Spirit Folks and allies. In its 10th year, the event is organized by Sherbourne Health Centre. GUESTS SUR RODNEY SUR and KRIS NUZZI of NOT OVER: 25 Years of Visual AIDS INDRIT KASAPI - Artist Producer of LemonTree Creations and NICK GREEN, playwright of BODY POLITIC Organizers of 10th =TRANS, INTERSEX, 2-SPIRIT PRIDE DAY. Cover Image James Birkbeck, Leigh Bowery